And some piccies to show it off -

http://members.tripod.co.uk/garethparr/ZS/zs120+_1.jpg
http://members.tripod.co.uk/garethparr/ZS/zs120+_2.jpg
http://members.tripod.co.uk/garethparr/ZS/zs120+_3.jpg
http://members.tripod.co.uk/garethparr/ZS/zs120+_4.jpg
http://members.tripod.co.uk/garethparr/ZS/zs120+_5.jpg
http://members.tripod.co.uk/garethparr/ZS/zs120+_6.jpg

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WAHEY!!! :D it looks great! Chuffed then?
it looks especially cool on the side/rear view pic (3rd one down i think?)

Dan

Cheers.

Chuffed - it just isn't the word!

Best gamble I ever took!

:rotflmao:

I saw a ZS today on the back of a trailer and it was gorgeous

it was a blue colur which changed to green (you know the 2 tone colurs you get on some of the TVR's)

It looked simply incredible

- James

That'll be typhoon then...

Very nice, but an expensive option. £1800 on a ZS.

WOW !!!
Great pics, great car, great colour !

Enjoy it mate !!!!:D

Looks stunning, i want one :lol:

Gareth! You lucky s*d!

Ok, must spec my next one up now.....

Very nice mate.

Biomorphic was my second choice, went for Typhoon in the end though.

Hope your enjoying it - I should pass 600miles tomorrow so can't wait to open it up a bit more :D

Phil

Induction kit Phil?

Ask Nick (XS180_warp).....

ooh, MG zs in biomorphic or typhoon,

GF says i can get the "family car" when she gets the family :lol: :omg:

Originally posted by Peitolm
ooh, MG zs in biomorphic or typhoon,

GF says i can get the "family car" when she gets the family :lol: :omg:

So your busy tonight then matey :lol:

heh, no family for me just yet,.. I made a decision not to get a family/hitched whilst i still owed money, (beyond mortgage)

Go for it! There's never a right time!

I did and look what I got? ;)

Me too. MG ZS Hachback - room fro 2 kids and all the pushchairs!!!!

Gareth - how did you post multiple pics in one post m8?

Just dumped the files onto a free web space provider (Lycos) and used IMG tags to reference them. :D

Oh right gotcha ta m8

having a wifelet costs money...

Not as much as a girl friend ;)

Originally posted by GarethP
Not as much as a girl friend ;)

Tell me about it.. ooh, she's coming.. ;)

Originally posted by SteveChilds
Tell me about it.. ooh, she's coming.. ;)

quick hide!!

Bah! I'm outta here :mad:

Originally posted by Dr Dave
Bah! I'm outta here :mad:

someone doesnt look happy

God knows what's up with Dave. Seeing as MSN currently says he's off stuffing his face with food - again! ;)

true, unfortunatly i've just bought a house... no money at all really atm.

Originally posted by Dr Dave
Bah! I'm outta here :mad:

Said in haste as I was being hassled to get ready to go out!

Back now after much food & beer! :beer:

1st refuel - 34.5mpg - mix of all sort - motorway, traffic jams, country, round town. I don't think that's bad.

I assume it'll get better as the engine loosens up?

Originally posted by GarethP
1st refuel - 34.5mpg - mix of all sort - motorway, traffic jams, country, round town. I don't think that's bad.

I assume it'll get better as the engine loosens up?

Not bad at all m8! In my experience it improves a bit, but not much. Best way to improve it is not to drive like a maniac! ;) :p

But that's not as much fun though. I really want a ZR-TD or ZS-TD, those would be so much fun and get 40-50mpg as well :D :D

Induction kit Phil?

Ask Nick (ZS180_warp).....

Oh....hell yeah!!! :D :D :D

sounds like an absolute dream, gotta get myself a bigger exhaust now, either piper or powerflow not sure which yet?

any prices on the exhaust yet dave?:err:

Originally posted by SteveChilds
Not bad at all m8! In my experience it improves a bit, but not much. Best way to improve it is not to drive like a maniac! ;) :p


Got a few steady motorway trips soon... I wonder just how high I can get that mpg figure...? :rolleyes:

Up to 37.7mpg now...

41.2 today (been taking it a bit easy)

hit 1000 miles as well doubt i'll get as good fuel economy now!!;)

What model u got Gareth?

Gotta be a 120 hasn't it,

If its a 180 he's pushing it up the hills and coasting down!!, or unplugged 3 of the 6 pots :lol:

I've never got more than 30Mpg from my 180............

...... but it does sound sweet when you wind it up

Yeah, gotta be hasn't it :doh: should engage brain b4 typing :cus:

Originally posted by Dr Dave
Said in haste as I was being hassled to get ready to go out!

Back now after much food & beer! :beer:

I know this is alittle late but........chunk :D

Originally posted by spacemanstu
Gotta be a 120 hasn't it?

I recall my ZS120 with some fondness - that was veryu good on the jungle-juice too.......which is more than I can say for my 180!

That's why I have swapped for a 75CDT for a while - got some long trips coming up :bandit:

yeah, you're all right - 120+.

Desperately wanted a 180, but the extra £1500 a year on comany car tax was just too much - maybe next time!!

Originally posted by GarethP
yeah, you're all right - 120+.

Desperately wanted a 180, but the extra £1500 a year on comany car tax was just too much - maybe next time!!

Ah, yeah, the old g/CO2/km again - 227 for the 180 is a bit high :mad:

I don't worry about that, seeing as I dumped the company car and took the allowance instead!! :D

But I agree fuel economy is a bit on the poor side, especially when you rag it round a track!! 18-20 MPG is about all I was getting!!:err:

Yeah but that was with some complete and utter nutter driving it wasn't it Nick?

mostly me and keith, looking forward to the next one, I'll get paul to drive again!!

I thought it was excellent!!:D :D

I suppose the best of both worlds for me was for MG to have put the 1.8T engine that's in the ZT into a ZS as well. Too many cars in the same line-up though, I assume. :(

so have they put the 1.8T engine in the ZS?? what kinda power are they kicking out of these?:err:

No they haven't. :(

But the 1.8T was put in the ZT.

Wasn't it to be the great MG company car saviour (due to the lower emissions). Like Dave says the ZS180 @ 227g/km = 27% tax. The ZS120 @ 174g/km = 17%.

The 1.8T model would've, I assume, created a ZS160 @ 194g/km = 20%. 0-60 ~ 8.5s with about 215Nm torque. :D

Originally posted by zs180-warp
I don't worry about that, seeing as I dumped the company car and took the allowance instead!! :D



I would've too, but at 40k business mile/year, plus personal mileage on top, plus the fact that I'd only be getting £86/month :mad: in my pocket (after tax) if i took the allowance swayed me slightly!
:err:

That's a whole lot of miles pa there Gareth - you have to pick the right car to be doing that in! :err:

Originally posted by GarethP
I would've too, but at 40k business mile/year, plus personal mileage on top, plus the fact that I'd only be getting £86/month :mad: in my pocket (after tax) if i took the allowance swayed me slightly!
:err:

£86 a month!! ouch, I get about £300 a month after tax. I think i do around 30K per year including personal milage.:eek:

£300 p/m car allowance?

That'll pay for 3 new tyres Nick :D

well i need 2 that's for definate!!

It pays the car all i have to pay is the insurance!!:omg:

Originally posted by Dr Dave
That's a whole lot of miles pa there Gareth - you have to pick the right car to be doing that in! :err:

Tell me about it. Nottingham to Milton Keynes 5 days a week (Plus various other jaunts). Takes about 1hr 15mins each way. Better than the 1hr 20mins each way when I used to commute the 25 miles from Petersfield to Farnborough! I feel like I live in my car (at least it's a nice one).

Lets just hope the ZS can cope. From what I have seen of the Rover engines in the past, if well maintained they can run forever.

You're right though - choosing the right car is soooo important - I have to keep it for 4 years as well.

At least the leasing company might be willing to part with the car after 4 years at a pittance (here's hoping anyway - I'm already really attached to it!).

£300 a month after tax - I would wish! If I did get that the 180 would've been mine! That's the problem of working for a large multi-national IT company that wants to maintain it's mobile image. Force the staff into cars that the employer controls.

Gareth mate I work for SCC which is a global IT company, and it was a choice of diesal vectra company car or take the allowance?

So guess what I took the allowance and in about 4 years the car will be paid of and belong to me.:D

I'm surprised they don't offer you the allowance, it would save them money in the end!

Gareth where abouts in Nottingham do you live??
I used to live in Arnold, all of my family are still there.;)

Actually Nottinghamshire! Little village called Selston - just between J27 and 28 of the M1, west side.

I know Arnold a little - have a friend that works in Carlton and lives in Gedling Village.

As for a diesel Vectra or allowance - even on the pittance IBM offer me I'd have been tempted to go for the money!!!

I think they are just behind the times. Can you imagine how hard it is to influence them into changing the car policy of 80,000 UK employees? Especially in the current climate. :(

Diesel Vectra? I couldn't think of anything worse!

I could

Dave mate, maybe now you understand why I got you and steve to do the 0-60 runs at trax2002 in my car. I had spent 4 years driving diesel cars and wasn't used to driving a car like the 180!!:(

I think I am starting to get used to it now though, what do you think james?

hahah yeah your getting there matey :) you did some good driving at the track day

Originally posted by sandy77uk
hahah yeah your getting there matey :) you did some good driving at the track day

Bugger these things always happen when I nip to the loo so I miss them. :lol:

Phil

LMAO :lol: